Arthur Beetson
(1945-2011)
Australian rugby league player and coach
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Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945 – 1 December 2011) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia, New South Wales and Queensland all between 1964 to 1981. His main position was at prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain Australia in any sport and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia, Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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Arthur Henry Beetson 22 January 1945 Roma, Queensland, Australia
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| Died |
1 December 2011 (aged 66) Paradise Point, Queensland, Australia
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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